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FZNT27 KNHC 051530
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE OCT 05 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE GULF WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH
TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI. WEAK HIGH PRES CENTER
WILL BE OVER THE NW GULF FRI WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE BREEZE
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WEST PARTS OF THE GULF. PRES GRADIENT
BETWEEN HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA AND A LOW PRES...POSSIBLE
TROPICAL CYCLONE...OVER THE SW N ATLC WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO
STRONG BREEZE OVER THE EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE NW PART. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE NE PART. SEAS 1
TO 3 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SW PART. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
HIGHEST SEAS E PART.
.FRI...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS W OF 95W.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 29N.
.THU...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N WINDS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE
WINDS N PART. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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